Children's home run by Time-Out Children’s Homes Limited in Calderdale

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection the home was 'not judged' .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people have not been placed in the home since the last full inspection in April 2015. As a result, no judgement has been made in relation to this inspection.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager remains in overall charge of the home and she is monitoring the ongoing re-decoration of the house. The home does not currently have an assigned staff team and the previous staff team was dispersed across the company. As a result, they remain up to date with training and practice. The registered manager takes an active part in recruitment to the organisation, which means she is in a position to establish a team that she feels fits the ethos of the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager is starting to develop an action plan in readiness to accept young people into the home. She has remained in regular contact with the neighbours in order to retain positive relationships in the local community. She has recently started to re-establish links with local agencies to ensure that she is aware of the current picture in the local community, and what community resources are available, for when young people are admitted to the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

No shortfalls were identified as part of this inspection.

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Information about this children's home

This service is a privately run children's home. The home provides care and accommodation for up to two young people with behavioural and/or emotional difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

29 April 2015 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Recent inspection history

19 February 2015 Interim Improved effectiveness

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What the inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspection we make a judgement on whether the home has improved in effectiveness, sustained effectiveness, or declined in effectiveness since the previous full inspection. This is in line with the ‘Inspection of children's homes: framework for inspection’.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people living in the children's home. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the difference that adults make to the lives of children and young people. They read case files, watched how professional staff work with children, young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care given to children and young people. Wherever possible, they talked to children, young people and their families. In addition, the inspectors have tried to understand what the children's home knows about how well it is performing, how well it is doing and what difference it is making for the children and young people who it is trying to help, protect and look after. This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service and to consider how well it complies with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards’. the guidance raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted, which is available from Ofsted's website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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